Dead zincs

[bravobob]

Dead zincs. I've been trying to figure out what to do with mine.
I found this video on you tube showing how to remove the zinc,leaving the copper . Making hollow pennies.
Super easy using muriatic acid,available at any home improvement center or pool supply center. (USE CAUTION! its still acid ). Just soak the pennies . That it.



My idea is to remove the zinc then melt the copper into a ingot.
I will be trying it soon. Any thoughts ?

 

[Eleven Cents]

Zincolns are only 2.5% copper. You're going to need an awful lot of them to make an ingot.

 

[bravobob]

Zincolns are only 2.5% copper. You're going to need an awful lot of them to make an ingot.

I have almost a full coffee can , it will be a small ingot,lol.

 

[kingskid1611]

I will have to try it......

 

[cudamark]

Me thinks you will have more money invested in acid than you'll get out of the copper.

 

[enamel7]

Regardless of being "dead", just like their copper counterparts it's illegal to recycle them for their metal values.

 

[cudamark]

Considering all the jewelry that's been made from coins, I doubt anyone will get arrested for doing so.

 

[enamel7]

Making jewelry and melting for scrap are too different things.

 

[Abrothers]

Damn. That's smart. I'll probably end up doing that with coppers that aren't worth much. Gotta refine the copper though